Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-22
YOUNG MEN OF THE PERIOD.
Their Possibilities, and to What Ex-
tent the Future Depends upon Them
A Scholarly Address at the y. N,
a. R00ms

tent the Future Depends upon Them
"A Scholarly Address at the v. N,
&. A. Rooms.
Despite the inclemeucy of the weather
large audience greeted Prof n, W.
Thornton, of Geneseo, at the Y. NJ. G.
A. rooms last evening The lecturer is
one of the faculty of the collegiate in
stitute. of the Maple City, and the sub.
ject OF his remarks was The Possibili>
ties of the Young Men of 1887" and the
address was interesting and scholarly and
abounded in pertinent practical thoughts.
Principal W. Ii. Hatch, chairman of the
lecture committee, introduced the speak,
er, whose train of thought was that the
young man on emerging from boybood to
manhood becomes center of influence,
and makes his impress for good or i'll on
the world. OF the billions of inhabitants
of this earth, at least two hundred nils
lions are the young men of 1887 destined
to rule the world in the future; in twenty
five years from now to hold all the high
places in all the nations. Each person
helps TO make the character of the world;
a bad mans greatest influence is in his
earlier years. and a good mans in his
later. The young men of 1887 have
higher possibilities for im1ressing the
world for good than those of any previ>
GUS age, because of the advantages of
having all the experience and learning of
t he past to draw from.
All the positions in the world are to be
filled by the young men of 81, but pro,
| motion is not the end TO be aimed at so
much as faitbfulness in present position,
for promotion comes not from seeking
but from faithful effort, and the reward
of lab or is not the money received but
the esteem of the employer, Don't be
in haste for promotion, but strive to be
well equipped, for while possibilities are
all open, yet probabilities are ones own
making The conduct of many of the
young men of 81 spending their time on
the streets. spending time and money
foolishly, speaks lily for the future, and
that not SO much in the foolish waste as
in the habits contracted, which grow not
only strongest III themselves but bring
| other bad habits with them Reverses will
grow out of bad habits; it is not lack of
opportunities that keep men back
from honor, but inability to take hold
of them when they come. II is sign of
a weak man not to be able to control
himself and his habits: habits of extrav-
agance in any line grow: poverty is no
hlndrance to possibilities, but stlmulant
| in that it forces man TO control him.
self. The average poor Journeymau
has better prospects of success than
the average rich man. Conquering self
is the hardest and most needed battle in
| in life This world is not all or the end.
so the possibilities for the young men of
1887 do not end with success in life,
but their is the other possibility of
drawing gloriied citizen of the city
of the most High, to attain this envolves
conditions as in the other One of
these is that of integrity. which taken
from its root nearly implies a whole
man. No one can be whole man. a
man OF strict integrity out of Christ.
| The lecturer then contrasted the homes
of the future that the young men of
1887 would have, Ending by urging
the need of preparation for becoming
what each young man should be in grasp
ing all their possibilities for the. future
Mr.. Thompson WAS rendered man
moth vote of thanks for the lecture
This is the first of a series of these
practical lectures TO the young this
year, and the rest bid fair to carry out
the course IN the same excellent manner
as begun.